Lu Ren hurried over and helped the Prison Dragon Protector up. "Prison Dragon Protector, you know I hate Heaven-Prison Manor to the bone. You disguised yourself as one of its people. Of course I got angry!"
"If you'd struck any faster, I'd be a wronged soul beneath your sword. I'm never doing that again!"
A wave of lingering fear washed over the Prison Dragon Protector.
Lu Ren's sword strike had truly let him smell death. Otherwise, his bottleneck could never have loosened.
Lu Ren could only shrug helplessly.
"Oh, right. Blood Heaven Manor has rejected the Deathmatch Challenge!"
The Prison Dragon Protector spoke.
"Rejected it?"
Lu Ren froze. "That doesn't sound like Xue Fan'an!"
"From what we've gathered about Blood Heaven Manor, there must be a reason it's holding back. But that gives us time to grow!"
The Prison Dragon Protector spoke.
"Mm."
Lu Ren nodded.
"The manor lord sent me to tell you to focus on your cultivation. When the time is right, Blood Heaven Manor will be the first target Heaven-Prison Manor strikes. We'll avenge your mother!"
The Prison Dragon Protector spoke.
"Good!"
Lu Ren nodded.
"I'll be going, then!"
The Prison Dragon Protector clutched his chest and left.
The great hall of Heaven-Prison Manor.
The Prison Dragon Protector walked in.
Qiu Zongling stared at him in shock. "Prison Dragon Protector, how did you get hurt so badly?"
The Prison Dragon Protector gave a rueful smile. "Lu Ren did this. You sent me to curb his edge, and he defeated me instead!"
"Even you're no match for him? That boy truly is a monster!"
Qiu Zongling sighed in amazement, then said, "Prison Dragon Protector, this was my mistake!"
"Manor lord, you're taking it too seriously. My fight with Lu Ren may not have helped him break through